Walmart principles have been swallowed hook line and sinker by some chains here in Oz. Some problems for organisations like Walmart though, include local council regulations, toilets, parking, fire safety, and etc - and some similar money saving things which I have been told that Walmart is able to skimp on in the USA.

Funnily enough Aldi is not doing all that great here - the obnoxious fact that their special draw card items sell out on the first day, and the fact that they want to charge for credit cards and bags, as well as a total lack of variety and lack of popular big name brands.... they HAVE driven down prices at nearby competing chains stores, but they have relatively so few stores that the overall effect is negligible.